Career Opportunities

Please note: Indiana University now requires applications to be submitted through the electronic PeopleAdmin system.

Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology:

The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington seeks to fill a faculty position in developmental psychology at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track), to begin August 2015. Applicants must have a doctorate, a strong record of publication, a program of research with the promise of significant and sustained contributions, and the potential for research funding. We aim to hire a researcher interested in understanding the history-dependent, multi-leveled, multi-causal nature of developmental processes. Research areas might include any of the following: language and communication, social, atypical, cognitive, vision, motor, and brain development, as well as environmental influences on developmental processes. Candidates with an integrated research program combining empirical research with cutting-edge computational, statistical and analytic techniques are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates who fit the broader campus and departmental initiative in research using large-scale data and/or high-density data to reveal developmental processes are especially encouraged to apply. Teaching responsibilities will include courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Review of all applications will begin on October 20, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled. Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. The Department is committed to increasing faculty diversity and welcomes applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial, and cultural groups, sexual minorities, and from people with disabilities. Information about the department and the university is available at psych.indiana.edu

Assitant Professor, Neural Circuits and Behavior:

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington seeks to fill a faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to begin August 2015. Applicants for this position must have a doctorate, a strong record of publication, and the potential for research funding. The applicant's research should focus on using innovative experimental techniques in animal models to understand mechanisms and causal relationships between neural circuit activity and ethologically relevant behavior. We seek cutting-edge integration between new and emerging capabilities for large scale recording and/or manipulation of circuits combined with sophisticated analysis of large-scale data. Examples of behaviors of interest include those related to learning and memory, perception, decision making, reward, timing, pain, adaptation to stress, and developmental processes. Experimental techniques include various methods for recording and manipulating neural circuits at single-cell resolution, including multi-electrode recordings, imaging of circuit activity, and optogenetics. Candidates using circuit-based approaches to study preclinical models of schizophrenia, autism, and other difficult to treat psychiatric diseases are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate is expected to assemble a vibrant, externally-funded research program and to achieve excellence in both undergraduate and graduate education. Indiana University is in the midst of a multi-year initiative to build excellence in network science, and it is anticipated that the candidate's research will both benefit from, and contribute to the initiative's computational neuroscience components.

To apply, please include a curriculum vita, copies of representative publications, statements of research and teaching interests, and three (3) letters of recommendation.

Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1013. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to: William P. Hetrick, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences, 1101 E. 10th St., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 or via email at whetrick [at] indiana.edu.

Review of all applications will begin on November 1, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled. Indiana University is an equal opportunity employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Information about the department and the university is available at psych.indiana.edu